Energy production, fossil fuels
Would vastly expand oil and gas exploration offshore and on federal and private lands across the country by executive order, including Gulf of Mexico, Alaska National Wildlife Refuge, and offshore the mid-Atlantic states.
Energy production, alternatives
Suggests that nearly two dozen subsidies for ethanol and biofuels should be reviewed with a “thoughtful discussion” in Congress. Has no clear position on Renewable Fuels Standard to boost ethanol use. Received a ‘D’ and two ‘F’s’ from Iowa corn-growers group.
Climate change
Refers to climate science as “manufactured science.” Says carbon dioxide is a “natural byproduct of nature.”
Environmental regulations
Would boost logging, mining, and metals industries on federal lands by “repealing radical environmental laws that kill access to natural resources.” Seeks to reverse Environmental Protection Agency carbon regulations, dubs EPA a “jobs-killing agency.”
[Has withdrawn from the race]
